Its namesake green wing feathers distinguish this large bird from the similarly-colored scarlet macaw. A powerful beak is used on a varied diet that includes nuts, fruits, berries, seeds, and other vegetation. Salts and minerals from a cliffside “clay lick” are also essential to their diet and provide protection against some of the poisonous fruits they consume.
Uroplatus henkeli Completing the illusion, the fringing along the edges of its skin blur its outline and reduce its shadow, making it a less-recognizable…
